Third Coast Audio Library
Our vast and ever-growing collection contains thousands of carefully curated audio stories, episodes from Third Coast podcasts, educational sessions on craft from the best makers on the planet, and more.
We’ve also featured some incredible audio work beyond this audio library, in other ways and using other formats: don’t miss the 2021 Web Showcase, featuring a more in-depth look at the winners, judges and even a list of 40 finalists from the 2021 Third Coast/RHDF Competition.
Quiet Revolution
It’s sometimes said you’re never too old to learn something new but is that really sensible advice?
- 2017
- 05:00
- Laura Irving
Majd’s Diary: Two Years in the Life of a Saudi Girl
In a country where women’s lives are intensely restricted, Majd Abdulghani dreams of becoming a scientist. Meanwhile, her parents want to arrange her marriage.
- 2017
- 28:06
- Sarah Kate Kramer
- Joe Richman
Los Cassettes del Exilio
For much of Dennis Maxwell’s childhood, his father was living in exile, communicating with the family via cassette tapes.
- 2017
- 25:02
- Dennis Maxwell
Heavyweight: Gregor
20 years ago, Gregor lent some CDs to a musician friend. The CDs helped make him a famous rockstar.
- 2017
- 44:31
- Jonathan Goldstein
- Chris Neary
- Wendy Dorr
- Kalila Holt
Emancipation: A Young Man Leaves Foster Care on His Own Terms
Days after his 21st birthday, Noel Anaya had one final hearing before aging out of California’s foster care system, and he didn’t want to go through it alone.
- 2017
- 05:35
- Youth Radio
- Noel Anaya
- Brett Myers
Blink Once for Yes
When Mike comes home, his family is faced with a new reality and an impossible choice.
- 2017
- 58:46
- John Fecile
- Steven Jackson
- Lizzie Schiffman Tufano
The Accidental Gay Parents, Episode 5
After adopting their niece and nephew, Trystan -- a transgender man -- tells his partner Biff that he wants to expand their family and conceive a baby together. Which they do.
- 2017
- 42:23
- Hillary Frank
- Abigail Keel
- Kristen Clark
The Past Isn't Past
We're living through a profoundly unsettled time, both politically and culturally, and a lot of journalists are asking, "how exactly did we get... here?"
- 2017
- 01:23:06
Terrible, Thanks for Asking: Semper Fi
Terrible, Thanks for Asking is a podcast that tells stories about the parts of life that hurt - the parts we're usually told to get through with quiet determination.
- 2017
- 35:49
- Nora McInerny
- Hans Buetow
2017 Audio Doctors
Audio Doctor sessions are 25 minute private focused sessions with one of a roster of superstar producer/editors who will meet with patients to aid in the cure their audio ills...
- 2017
- 0
No One’s Source
After a lifetime in the system, Noel Anaya got unprecedented permission from family court to record the hearing where he’d age out of foster care--and worked with Youth Radio to, in his words, “blow it up on NPR.”
- 2017
- 01:20:56
Re:sound #244 The Phil Smith Show
This hour, we dive into the audio features of the multi-talented musician and poet, Phil Smith.
- 2017
- 01:00:10
- Phil Smith
- Dennis Funk
Shop Talks (Thursday afternoon small sessions!)
Between 2pm - 4:30pm on Thursday afternoon, producers can take their first dip into the Third Coast Conference with Shop Talks. Shop Talks are a chance for producers to take part in small sessions in business, education and more.
- 2017
- 0
What Happened When I Stopped Making Radio... and Started Listening
Last year, after 15 years of making Radiolab , and more recently More Perfect , Jad Abumrad took a break...
- 2017
- 0
Beyond the Green: Radical Encounters in Interviewing
What can radio journalism learn from performance art? A LOT...
- 2017
- 01:19:43
Seven Things I’ve Learned
This American Life host Ira Glass talks about seven things he’s learned over the past 4 decades in radio...
- 2017
- 0
Re:sound #243 The Finally! Show
This hour, we’re sharing a few of Third Coast’s favourite stories that didn’t quite fit the mold of past episodes.
The Argument of “Objectivity”
Is traditional “objectivity” in journalism on its way out?
- 2017
- 01:09:15
2017 Bitchin' Pitch Panel (Day 1)
A bonafide Third Coast tradition, this session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer needs to master: how to pitch...
- 2017
- 01:00:17
2017 Provocations
A series of short talks from producers who hope to dare and ignite.
- 2017
- 42:49
Complicated Characters
Dov Charney, the founder and ex-CEO of American Apparel, built the company through his charisma and force of will...
- 2017
- 0
How to become an investigative reporter with one simple trick: Ask a good question
Madeleine Baran and Samara Freemark of In the Dark, love the intimacy of radio and the power it has to transport us into other people’s lives...
- 2017
- 01:30:12
Playing with Reality & Pushing the Boundaries
Imagine opening your work to the possibilities of drama and fiction that can bring a rich, more expansive story to life.
- 2017
- 01:22:02
The Fact-checker
There’s an old journalism adage that says “if your mother says she loves you, check it out.” This American Life’s Christopher Swetala is the fact-checker who calls her to ask, and then let’s you know if it’s true… or not.
- 2017
- 01:36:40
Human vs. Robot: How to track and still sound like your actual self
Great tracking is the difference between a piece that immediately moves you and one you immediately forget.
- 2017
- 01:30:04